A DOLLAR BILL CAN CHANGE HIS LIFE“ Everything will be sorted grandpa. We will see the way forward. " Reuben assured grandpa.“ I really hope so but the question now is, which woman would love you for who you are?.“ Well I know of someone but I can't confirm for now.” Reuben said with a smile.Grandpa flashed a quick glance at him. Reuben swiftly looked away to avoid his gaze.Grandpa Roland looked at Reuben.“ What did you just say?" Grandpa Reuben asked .“I have someone in mind but I can not really tell for now”. Reuben repeated with a nod.“ Wow, so how can you be sure?”.“Well I actually think we need to run a test on her too. But I know she would definitely qualify. Actually she is currently under a test though.” Reuben stated.“ Well said, so who is this woman, may I know her? ” Grandpa enquired.Reuben nodded.FLASH BACK[ When Reuben left the hall of the meeting after the lady caused his dismissal, he walked out of the premises but came back dressed as a homeless begga
A DOLLAR BILL FROM A STRANGE WOMAN WITH THE HEART OF AN ANGELWow. I never knew a dollar bill could change someone's life this way. I am very impressed by that” Anabelle said and let out a smile.Reuben reciprocated the smile and adjusted himself on the seat.“ You are welcome once again Mr. Reuben. The reason why I called you here is to talk to you about something.Well I actually don't know what made you resort to begging on the streets for a living. And to think of you living in such dirts. I never knew there was this handsome figure behind the man out there. So if I may ask. Where do you currently stay?”. Anabelle asked Reuben.“ Umm.. currently I'm homeless so I live on the streets. I sleep in front of closed stores during the nights and I beg for alms during the day.” Reuben replied.Anabelle looked sad. She felt pity for Reuben.“ Sorry for my manners Mr Reuben, what would you like to take? Anabelle asked in an apologetic tone.She signaled the waiter to come over.“ Water
HOLD ON A BIT AND WAIT FOR MEReuben had never experienced any kind gesture as such from someone before.Talk more from a woman he had never met in his entire life.It was a different feeling altogether]PRESENT.Reuben narrated to Grandpa Roland how he met Anabelle and how she helped him despite having no knowledge of his background or even his immediate family and friends.“ She still helped me, Grandpa, although as we talk, she does not know anything about me.I believe she can be a good woman” Reuben concluded as he narrated the incident to his grandfather.Grandpa Roland was nodding all through Reuben's narration.He was touched by the strange lady's kind gesture towards his grandson.“ Wow, the lady must be an angel then. I hope to meet and reward this kind lady one day. She is definitely a rare gem.” Grandpa Roland stated.“ Very true Grandpa. She is. She still calls me everyday to check one and make sure I am okay.” Reuben added.“ So my boy, I want to know more about this lad
I AM THE BILLIONAIRE PAUPERAfter inputting the copied information, another page loaded and the picture of a man and a kid appeared alongside a location address. Reuben gave a broad smile.“ Just hold on a minute. I am coming for you” He said aloud and stood up from the bed with a little laugh He entered the shower straight and freshened up.He emerged and quickly dressed up in a long sleeved white shirt and a pair of black trousers with a pair of black shoes.He took a backpack and tucked it on his back.He took his phone and iPad and headed out.He got onto his motorbike and geared it into action. He headed out of the house and onto the road.He rode on the bike for fifteen minutes until he got to a house. He got down from the bike and viewed his iPad screen to confirm the location.He nodded and smiled. He put the iPad and his phone into the backpack and tightened it on his back.He walked to the door right in front of him and knocked.“ Hold on I'm coming” A voice responded from
THE BEST FRIENDS AND COUPLEReuben took his phone and his credit card and quickly headed out of the room.He did not take his bike.He flagged down a taxi outside his compound and jumped in.“ To EatGood restaurant please. Hurry up please.” Reuben said as soon as he sat in the car.The driver nodded and quickly moved towards his destination.A few minutes later, they were at the restaurant.Reuben dropped from the car and paid for the services of the driver.He got into the restaurant and chose a table in the far corner. The very table that they sat around when Anabelle first invited Reuben over.Reuben sat down and took his phone.Coincidentally, his phone rang the very moment he took it.It was a call from Anabelle.Reuben quickly answered the call.“ Hi Reuben , I'm there now.” Anabelle said from the other end“ Come right on, I'm in a white shirt. At the very table we sat the last time.” Reuben said.“ Right I'm coming in now” Anabelle said and dropped the call.Reuben sat down w
THE SMILE NEVER FADESReuben stood up and Anabelle followed suit.They walked out of the restaurant holding each other's hands.The guests in the restaurant looked at them with smiles on their faces as the duo left the restaurant.Reuben Anabelle left the restaurant and entered the taxi which took them to the location of the building.In the taxi, Anabelle sent two thousand dollars to Reuben's account and alerted.Reuben confirmed the receipt and thanked her.They got to the location of the building and they both got down from the car after Reuben paying the driverIt was situated in the city but a little farther away from the main busy area.The place was very close to an estate so it was a cool place to live.They both got to the front of the house and Reuben called the owner.A middle aged man came out of the house and saw the two of them.“ You must be Reuben right?" The man said .“ Yes I am,” Reuben said and stretched forth his hand to greet the man. The man shook his hand.‘ My
I THOUGHT SHE WAS YOUR GIRLFRIENDAnabelle thought about Reuben with smiles on her face until she drifted into deep sleep with the smile not fading away from her face.…………………Reuben woke up the next morning almost late for work. He had oversleptHe hurriedly prepared himself for work.He got to the office just in time to meet the manager.“ Good morning sir” he greeted“ Good morning Reuben. I can see you have enjoyed your free day to the fullest.Welcome back.” The manager said.“ Thank you sir. Thankyou for the day off sir" Reuben replied.“ You are welcome, get right in and resume your work. We have so many orders to attend to today so it's going to be a very busy day.” the manager said and left hurriedly, leaving Reuben no time to respond nor say anything.Reuben hurried through to the office and began his work for the day.When it was lunch time, he bought an extra pack of food from the restaurant and quickly rode on his motorbike to Anabelle's workplace.He called him on the
YOU ARE FULL OF SURPRISESReuben called Anabelle and they had a long talk about Reuben's grandfather.Anabelle seemed to be cool with the man already and the man already liked her.After both of them began yawning on the phone. They bid each other good night and ended the call.Reuben slept off after having a cold shower.The next morning, Reuben woke up from sleep very early at dawn. About two hours before his normal waking time.He did not go back to sleep. Instead, he got up and prepared for the day quickly.He was supposed to report to work at 8am but by 6am, Reuben had dressed up and was ready to leave the house.He got on his motorbike and drove out.Instead of going to his workplace, he rode straight to his grandfather in the new apartment.Grandpa realized when he rode into the compound. He quickly opened the door and welcomed him in.“ Good morning grandpa. How do you feel around here?” Reuben greeted and asked his grandfather as he walked in .“ Good morning, my boy, Your